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FATALISM<\/strong>\u2014an indifference fostered by the belief that future events are inevitable\u2014is not a Christian disposition. Yes, Our Lord spoke of events in the future that would precede the end of the world. But if you read the first three chapters of the Book of Revelation, you’ll see that the timing\u00a0<\/em>of these events is conditional: they hinge on our response or lack thereof: \u00a0<\/p>\n Therefore, repent. Otherwise, I will come to you quickly and wage war against them with the sword of my mouth.<\/span>\u00a0“Whoever has ears ought to hear what the Spirit says to the churches.” (Rev 3:16-17)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n I saw a resplendence beyond compare and, in front of this brilliance, a white cloud in the shape of a scale. Then Jesus approached and put the sword on one side of the scale, and it fell heavily towards\u00a0the ground until it was about to touch it.<\/em> Just then, the sisters finished renewing their vows. Then I saw Angels who took something from each of the sisters and placed it in a golden vessel somewhat in the shape of a thurible. When they had collected it from all the sisters and placed the vessel on the other side of the scale, it immediately outweighed and raised up the side on which the sword had been laid\u2026Then I heard a voice coming from the brilliance: Put the sword back in its place; the sacrifice is greater<\/em>.<\/strong> \u2014Divine Mercy in My Soul, <\/em>Diary, n. 394<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n You have heard the words of St. Paul:<\/p>\n Now I rejoice in my sufferings for your sake, and in my flesh I am filling up what is lacking in the afflictions of Christ on behalf of his body, which is the church… (Colossians 1:24)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n In the footnotes of the New American Bible<\/em>, it says:<\/p>\n What is lacking:<\/em> although variously interpreted, this phrase does not imply that Christ\u2019s atoning death on the cross was defective. It may refer to the apocalyptic concept of a quota of \u201cmessianic woes\u201d to be endured before the end comes; cf. Mk 13:8, 19\u201320, 24 and Mt 23:29\u201332. <\/strong>\u2014New American Bible Revised Edition<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Those “messianic woes”, also recorded in the “seals” of chapter six of Revelation<\/a>, are for the most part man-made. They are the fruit of our<\/em> sin, not God’s wrath. It is we<\/em> who fill up the cup of justice<\/a>, not God’s anger. It is we<\/em> who tip the scales, not God’s finger.<\/p>\n …the Sovereign Lord patiently waits until [nations] reach the full measure of their sins before punishing them… he never withdraws his mercy from us. Although he disciplines us with misfortunes, he does not abandon his own people.\u00a0 (2 Maccabees 6:14,16)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Thus, can we not tip the scales the other way? Yes. Absolutely, yes. But what cost does our delay procure, and for how long can we delay?\u00a0<\/p>\n Hear the word of the LORD, O people of Israel, for the LORD has a grievance against the inhabitants of the land: there is no fidelity, no mercy, no knowledge of God in the land. False swearing, lying, murder, stealing and adultery! In their lawlessness, bloodshed follows bloodshed. Therefore the land mourns, and everything that dwells in it languishes: the beasts of the field, the birds of the air, and even the fish of the sea perish. (Hos 4:1-3)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n <\/p>\n IT DEPENDS ON US<\/p>\n In the highly regarded apparitions to Sr. Mildred Mary Ephrem Neuzil, Our Lady of America (whose devotion was officially approved<\/a>) stated:<\/p>\n What happens to the world depends upon those who are living in it. There must be much more good than evil prevailing in order to prevent the holocaust that is so near approaching. Yet I tell you, My daughter, that even should such a destruction happen because there were not enough souls who took My Warnings seriously, there will remain a remnant untouched by the chaos who, having been faithful in following Me and spreading My Warnings, will gradually inhabit the earth again with their dedicated and holy lives. These souls will renew the earth in the Power and Light of the Holy Spirit, and these faithful children of Mine will be under My Protection, and that of the Holy Angels, and they will partake of the Life of the Divine Trinity in a most remarkable Way. Let My dear children know this, precious daughter, so that they will have no excuse if they fail to heed My Warnings. <\/b><\/em>\u2014winter of 1984, mysticsofthechurch.com<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n This is clearly a conditional prophecy, one that echoes Pope Benedict’s own thoughts on the “triumph of the Immaculate Heart.” In 2010, he made a passing reference to 2017, which was the hundredth year of the Fatima apparitions.\u00a0<\/p>\n May the seven years which separate us from the centenary of the apparitions hasten the fulfilment of the prophecy of the triumph of the Immaculate Heart of Mary, to the glory of the Most Holy Trinity.<\/strong> \u2014POPE BENEDICT XIV,\u00a0Esplanade of the Shrine of Our Lady of F\u00e1tima, May 13th, 2010; vatican.va<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n This is equivalent in meaning to our praying for the coming of God\u2019s Kingdom…\u00a0<\/em>The point was rather that the power of evil is restrained again and again, that again and again the power of God himself is shown in the Mother\u2019s power and keeps it alive. The Church is always called upon to do what God asked of Abraham, which is to see to it that there are enough righteous men to repress evil and destruction. I understood my words as a prayer that the energies of the good might regain their vigor. So you could say the triumph of God, the triumph of Mary, are quiet, they are real nonetheless.<\/strong>\u2014Light of the World, <\/em>p. 166, A Conversation With Peter Seewald (Ignatius Press)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n It depends upon “enough righteous men to repress evil,” which evokes what St. Paul wrote to the Thessalonians.\u00a0The height of lawlessness embodied in the Antichrist, the “son of perdition,” is presently being restrained, Paul wrote:<\/p>\n And you know what is restraining<\/em> him now so that he may be revealed in his time. For the mystery of lawlessness is already at work; only he who now restrains<\/em> it will do so until he is out of the way. And then the lawless one will be revealed\u2026 (2 Thess 3:6-7)<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n While still a Cardinal, Benedict wrote:<\/p>\n Abraham, the father of faith, is by his faith the rock that holds back chaos, the onrushing primordial flood of destruction, and thus sustains creation. Simon, the first to confess Jesus as the Christ\u2026 now becomes by virtue of his Abrahamic faith, which is renewed in Christ, the rock that stands against the impure tide of unbelief and its destruction of man.<\/strong> \u2014POPE BENEDICT XVI (Cardinal Ratzinger), Called to Communion, Understanding the Church Today<\/em>, Adrian Walker, Tr., p. 55-56<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n According to the Catechism, the Pope “is the perpetual and visible source and foundation of the unity both of the bishops and of the whole company of the faithful.” [1]<\/sup><\/a>cf. Catechism of the Catholic Church,\u00a0<\/em>n. 882<\/span><\/span>\n
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<\/strong>St. Faustina is God’s messenger of mercy for our times. So often, it was her and others’ intercession that stayed the hand of justice.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n
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He clarified in a later interview that he was not<\/em> suggesting that the Triumph would be accomplished in 2017, rather, that the “triumph” will draw closer.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n
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